The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-03-23


The hand organ, "sweet harbinger Of
Spring." appeared in our streets yester-
day.
w. v. Cooley, Esq, cashier of Am
well National Bank, has been confined to
biz house for some days by sickness.
Mr.. A. Watson Smith has leased the
saloon formerly conducted by David vii.
SON aud will soon open an oyster and Ice
cream saloon there.
Subscribers who intend to change
their residence this Spring, should i'm
mediateIy notify us il they wish to change
their post-offlce address.
Tho new Lebanon Township Com
mlttee, Monday, received . deed for the
Banehart farm, which hereafter win be
used as poor farm.
Mr.. r. Palmer. father Of Michael and
Thomas Palmer, Of Frenehtown, died at
his residence IN Philadelphia, on Friday
night last, aged about II years.
The water was let into the Delaware
Division canal last week, and on Wednes-
day the eleven mile level extending from
below Yardley to near Bristol was full.
Navigation will soon commence.
--Miss Ellen Runk, an aged maiden
lady of Stockton, was found lying In an
unconscious condition on the floor of her
residence one day last week, she having
been stricken with palsy. Her recovery
Ia doubtful.
--rhe well-known "Noss Family, /"
eight In number, comprising brass band,
orchestra, vocalists etc., win perform at
Holcombe Hall. April 9th. This COM
pany gave an excellent entertainment
here some months ago.
AT the W. C. T. U. meeting, at
Thatcher's Hall, last Sunday afternoon,
Raw VIM. NJ. Wells made an earnest
aud Interesting address on temperance
He was followed In short address by
Rev. W. w. Bullock, of Marlton, N. ].
That troublesome disease known as
.'pink. eye, . Is putting In it's work here In
Pennington. Jacob r. johnson lost an
other horse with 1t on Friday night last
valuable black. This is certainly hard
luck for our friend johnson. - Hunterdon
Democrat
The drug store property and resi-
dence OF the late Joseph II. Higgins, OF
Pennington, has been sold TO Messrs. A.
Parker and II. A. Fluck. The residence
will undergo some alterations, and be oc-
eupied By WIN. r. DIlts, a. restaurant
and boarding house.
The tenth annual report of the State
Board Of Health. aud report Of the Bureau
Of Vital Statistics for 1886, has been 70.
ceived. From Il We learn that there
were 9l4 marriages, 829 births aud 4Sa
deaths In Hunterdon county, during the
past year. Thirty four were nonresident
marriages.
The fishermen at Lower Blacks Ed
dy, on the Delaware, caught fish last
Thursday morning measuring 10 inches
long, weighing three pounds and resem
bling a sunfish. They we're at loss te
know what TO cali It until "Jack" Holt
veteran angler, pronounced 1t an Aus
tralian sunflsh, the only one that hal
been taken above tide-water for years.
The Treasurer's annual report ap
pears elsewhere 10 this issue. 1t show
gratifying state Of the finances Of th'
city, notwithstanding the general expec
tation that largo debt would DO shown
The falling or Ia taxable property, tn
unexpected Increase ID the county tar
and tie dsbt carried over from last year
al combined, have not made our flnancia
standing worse.
Sylvester H. Phillips, station agen
At Asylum Station, on the Belsidere ID
vision Of the Pennsylvania r. r., ha'
been missing since Sunday week. Wed
nesday afternoon his body was found !
the canal. 1t Is supposed that he accl
denta!Iy foil overheard while taking
SUNDAY afternoon stroll. He was Masts
of Trenton Lodge, No. $, 7. and A. Al.
We keep constantly on hand all kind
Of Fresh Meat. e. Fisher.